Any team can fall down but it's about how they react to defeat that matters.

We are professional players and when we go out we want to play well and win.

Sometimes people, not the players, play the game before it's started and that's a problem because there are no small teams in the Premiership.

It's not easy when you have to make a lot of changes.

The only thing you can bring players in with is money or, if you are like Arsenal, you wait for your youngsters to come in, but that can take a while.

You cannot have a place in the team - even if you are an international - if you don't show what you can do in training.

You need to be honest, even if you hurt people.

Yaya was much better than Sergio Busquets at Barcelona. But he was behind him in the pecking order and he found that hard to accept. I advised him to come to Manchester City while I was still there.

I was better than certain players at Manchester City but I was left on the bench. Before I left the club, I told the people in charge that they would regret letting me go.

I love playing at the same club as my brother.

A season is like a marathon and there will be plenty of ups and downs.

Every game is challenging and sometimes things don't go well for you but you need to be able to come back and carry on fighting.

I can learn so much from working with Brendan Rodgers, he is a top manager.

I have always been the kind of player who tries to help those around me.

When I played football I wanted to make people happy. This is the way I am. I can't be someone else.

My dream is to win the World Cup with an African team, for my continent.

There is great respect for Liverpool in the Ivory Coast.

Kieran Tierney is a lot like Ashley Cole in the way that he bombs up and down the flanks and that he is also so physically strong. He plays every game as well. He is not the tallest but he is a fighter and he is strong. He crosses, gets back and defends. He is a very good player.

In official competitions there are mistakes you don't make or you pay for it dearly.

It is all about working hard, focusing and doing our job.

I've been observing Ramadan during all the years I've been in football. It's very important that you eat well. It's important that you eat the right food because you can gain weight or you can have less food in your body.

I love the FA Cup.

I won the title with Arsenal in 2004 and it is harder to defend it the following season.

I'm a professional footballer and, to me, playing regularly is the most important thing; money is secondary.